Chakras
Chakra (cakra in Sanskrit) means “wheel” and refers to energy points in your body. They are thought to be spinning disks of energy that should stay “open” and aligned, as they correspond to bundles of nerves, major organs, and areas of our energetic body that affect our emotional and physical well-being.
Chakras are vortices through which energy flows both in and out of the body. They are located on the etheric level, this is also known as the body double, it takes the form exactly as our physical body. The chakras rotate like turning a wheel, when functioning properly.
There are seven main chakras that run along your spine. These are the chakras that most of us are referring to when we talk about them.
Each of these seven main chakras has a corresponding number, name, colour, specific area of the spine from the sacrum to the crown of the head, and health focus.
Our body contains three main energy channels: Ida, Pingala, and Sushumna. Ida is on the left, Pingala on the right, and Sushumna along the spinal cord. Where these channels converge, chakras are formed. These channels intersect at seven points, corresponding to our chakras, and an imbalance in any chakra can lead to illness in related areas of the body.
- **Root Chakra (Muladhara)**:
- – Location: Base of the spine.
- – Color: Red.
- – Health Focus: Survival, stability, grounding, physical health, and security.
2**Sacral Chakra (Swadhisthana)**:
  – Location: Lower abdomen, below the navel.
  – Color: Orange.
  – Health Focus: Creativity, sexuality, emotions, pleasure, and relationships.
3**Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura)**:
  – Location: Upper abdomen, near the stomach area.
  – Color: Yellow.
  – Health Focus: Personal power, self-esteem, confidence, willpower, and digestion.
: Top of the head.
  – Color: Violet or white.
  – Health Focus: Spirituality, connection to the divine, higher consciousness, and enlightenment. 4. **Heart Chakra (Anahata)**:
  – Location: Center of the chest, above the heart.
  – Color: Green (sometimes depicted as pink).
  – Health Focus: Love, compassion, forgiveness, emotional balance, and relationships.
5**Throat Chakra (Vishuddha)**:
  – Location: Throat area.
  – Color: Blue.
  – Health Focus: Communication, self-expression, authenticity, and speaking one’s truth.
6**Third Eye Chakra (Ajna)**:
  – Location: Forehead, between the eyebrows.
  – Color: Indigo or deep blue.
  – Health Focus: Intuition, imagination, insight, perception, and clarity of thought.
7**Crown Chakra (Sahasrara)**:
 – Location: Top of the head.
– Color: Violet or white.
– Health Focus: Spirituality, connection to the divine, higher consciousness, and enlightenment.
